Panasonic
AG-HVX200 DVCPRO HD P2 Camcorder

Unveiling at NAB 2005, the AG-HVX200 is the professional video industry’s most anticipated technology breakthrough. This revolutionary, hand-held P2 camcorder provides 1080i and 720p recording with the production proven image quality of 100 Mbps DVCPRO HD. The AG-HVX200 records on a P2 card in 1080 in 60i, 30p and 24p; in720 in 60p, 30p and 24p; in 480 in 60i, 30p, and 24p either in DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO.

Now it becomes the ONLY camera to do 1080 and 24p!

The combinations becomes endless.

HD variants:

1080/60i
1080/30p
1080/24p!

720/60p
720/30p
720/24p

SD variants:

480/60i
480/30p
480/24p

Now, the only hurdle is P2 cards - they are damn expensive! Maybe sometime next year P2 cards will be cheaper. It has to, according to Moore’s law, if thats still applicable

I will be waiting to see if it does indeed produce spectacular images as its specs say. JVC still is in the reckoning coz it does one thing this cam doesnt - interchangeable lenses!.